Goodbye Dayz. Hello, The Division.

[evilducky]

destiny by bungie needs to come to pc, then there will be no need for a new console.

[BrerRabbit~SPARTA~]

A few interesting tidbits about The Division's backstory.

 

DarkWinter was a real exercise run in June 2001. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dark_Winter

And Directive 51 is also real, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_and_Homeland_Security_Presidential_Directive

 

Fake news reports were created and shown to the DarkWinter participant role players to add to the reality of the exercise. Anyone hip to the world of conspiracies will find some interesting things in this.

 

 

Lastly, there's a great Agentine dark comedy about a flu pandemic called Phase 7.

 

[SirSmokalot]

Hey fellas...stopping by, have been following the development of "The Division" and yes it looks AWESOME!

 

Anyhow here's a little info on using a tablet for "the companion" gameplay....basically what using the Drone will do for your team or outfit:

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(UPDATE)

 

And to clear up any debate about console port here's an excerpt from the FAQ recently at Gamescom last week or so:

 

 

 

Will the PC version get its own team or are you just going to port from console?

We are approaching the PC version like we're developing the game from the ground up. It will not be a port and making sure the experience is just as compelling for the PC as the next-gen consoles is important for us.

Cheers,
The Division Dev Team

Edited September 3, 2013 by SirSmokalot

[evilducky]

Like I said, even if they did port it over, all they would need to do is add graphic adjustment settins and control settings. The new consoles are running, 64bit O/S with DX11 cards, and 8gbs of ram. There will be no barriers or limitations to the game ports for a little bit with these specs. No until a 128bit os/ dx 12/14/18 or whatever comes next video cards, and a minimum of 16gb of ram are required.. So to be honest, Im not worried at the moment of consol ports.

 

There is one concern I have right at the moment i guess it could affect this game as a port and that is the fact that they are doing this, design for the current gen consoles. They havent stated if they are designing for those first and porting them up. Once they start making for the new next gen consoles, then ports wont be a problem as stated above.